Clients & Testimonials

Some of our clients include:

“Gabrielle and Yamini, are two very creative and talented women who are taking organisational story-telling to a new level. Their demonstrated understanding of the issues corporations face, along with an ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, means they provide effective engagement solutions to managers and senior leaders who need to influence and impact their teams.

Gabrielle and Yamini have also demonstrated their strong sense of corporate social responsibility, having assisted on a pro bono basis, the senior leadership teams of two leading not for profits in their quest to better articulate their missions. “Making a difference” is something these two women do daily!”    Jac Phillips, Senior Manager Private Wealth Marketing, ANZ

“I was delighted with the work One Thousand & One did with our organisation. There have been a lot of exciting changes at Plum in recent times and we were finding that sometimes the most important messages were being lost in the noise. By participating in the workshops facilitated by One Thousand & One, our Team Leaders learnt what a powerful tool storytelling can be in engaging with your people and ensuring that the right messages really hit home.”  Paul Carter, Managing Director Plum Financial Services

“We recently ran a global HR conference bringing together colleagues from all parts of our Group.  At relatively short notice One Thousand & One provided us with some great help on the design of the event.  Ensuring that we were clear on our objectives and brought some great ideas to the table around how we could best meet these.  Their low touch but high impact support was very effective and we were in expert hands with them as they facilitated us through the event itself”.    Hilary Crowe, General Manager, People & Organisational Development,  Business Bank, NAB

 “I would urge any organisation that is looking to improve its internal (and external) communication, upskill line managers and learn how to tell a much more compelling story about their vision, strategy or business performance, to give Gabrielle and Yamini a call!”   Rita Buccheri, Internal Communications Manager, Origin Energy

 “Gabrielle and One Thousand and One helped key leaders in my organisation understand the value of stories, and how to construct authentic stories which provided impact for specific purposes. I have been consistently impressed since, with the value adding of their after sales service in terms of newsletters which regularly re-inspire and educate! They have also been very welcoming of specific requests for advice.”    Roma O’Callaghan, Manager People & Organisation Development, Yarra City Council

“All CEO’s need to be aware of the value of organisational storytelling, especially when attempting to implement new strategies and drive organisational change.”   Sue Forrest, CEO Australian Genome Research Facility

“There are many components in one’s leadership toolkit and an important one is knowing how to creatively set the direction for your followers in an engaging and inspiring way. One Thousand & One provided me and my team with organisational storytelling techniques to place in our leadership toolkit to achieve that outcome plus thoroughly prepare us for any presentation.”   Marianne Harris, General Manager, Business Management, NAB

“We are an organisation committed to values based leadership and Gabrielle has been fabulous in not only helping us to tell our stories but in finding the narrative kernels that make our values come alive.”   Roland Naufal, CEO Villa Maria

“Gabrielle and Yamini have done great work for us, teaching senior leaders how to engage their people better through use of stories. They took the time to understand our business and the needs we were addressing and approached the sessions in a challenging and supportive way. Our survey results showed employees found senior leader communication to be much improved after this training. I thoroughly recommend One Thousand and One.”   Gwyneth Graham, Organisational Development Manager, Ericsson

  “I can highly recommend the work of Gabrielle at OneThousandandOne – the deep insights she bought to the table in relation to how Organisational Storytelling could transform my business were profound. After somewhat reluctantly implementing Organisational Story tools, I was almost shocked to find I was able to efficiently solve a business problem of getting my customers to understand complex new media technologies with the aid of a simple, yet well placed story. I can highly recommend this process to anyone who faces the challenge of communicating complex business ideas…”     Liza Boston, Director, Boston Consulting

 “I have known Gabrielle and Yamini for the last six years or so, first meeting them in my role in the Breakout Team in ANZ. Since then, I have introduced them to some of my clients to support them in organisational storytelling. The results they achieved in a short period of time were impressive. I am particularly impressed by the rigour they apply to their craft as they (in my opinion) lead the rest of the pack in storytelling in this country. They also both bring a high level of integrity and values which I consider to be critical.”    Phillip Ralph, Partner, The Leadership Sphere 

“The work we did with One Thousand & One really helped us to better engage our employees. What we have learned and since applied has not only helped us to manage this change better but it has improved our overall leadership capability.”   Kate Colley, P&C Business Partner, Lending, NAB